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Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Certain Backpack Chairs; Institution of Investigation

A complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on June 8, 2017, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Rio Brands, LLC of West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain backpack chairs by reason of infringement of a claim of U.S. Patent No. RE 39,022 ("the '022 patent"). The complainant requests that the U.S. International Trade Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order.

(b) The respondent is the following entity alleged to be in violation of section 337, and is the party upon which the complaint is to be served: GCI Outdoor, Inc., 66 Killingworth Road, Higganum, CT 06441.

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